I mentioned this move in the DAILY DIRT on 6/2…it’s now official. Curtis Wilson has been hired as an assistant at Marist. Here’s the statement announcing the hiring:
Marist University head men’s basketball coach John Dunne has announced the hiring of Curtis Wilson as assistant coach.
“I’m really excited to be able to hire someone with so much experience at this level,” Dunne said. “Curtis has successfully recruited at four different institutions while helping them achieve success. He’s a person of extremely high character who I’ve been fortunate to know for over 20 years. He’s known for building great relationships with the student-athletes while representing programs with high character. He’s a Hall of Famer at Division II Adelphi, where I’ve previously coached, so I know he has a great basketball pedigree. Wherever he works, he leaves a favorable impression. I think he’ll fit in well with our program and the Marist community overall.”
Wilson arrives in Poughkeepsie with over 30 years of coaching experience. He arrives at Marist from Boston University, where he had worked as an assistant coach since 2011. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach (1999-2006) and associate head coach (2006-11) at Yale. His first Division I coaching job came at Vermont from 1994-99, and he began his collegiate career at Adelphi – his alma mater – from 1991-94.
“I’m extremely excited about the opportunity to come to Marist University and work with John Dunne and his staff,” Wilson said. “I’ve known John for over 20 years and I know first-hand that he is a phenomenal coach and even better person.”
In his tenure at Boston University under head coach Joe Jones, Wilson helped guide the Terriers to five postseason berths: 2022 College Basketball Invitational, 2020 NCAA Tournament, 2016 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, 2014 National Invitation Tournament, and 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
Wilson aided in the development of some of the top frontcourt talent in BU’s history. Sukhmail Mathon won Patriot League Player of the Year in 2021-22, a season in which he averaged a double-double with 15.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Max Mahoney finished his career as one of four players in program history to finish his career with 1,500 points and 700 rebounds, and he was named a Lou Henson All-American. Mahoney was a multi-year All-Patriot League selection. Mahoney holds the school record for field goal percentage in a season (.629), and he twice shot over 60 percent from the field.
During Wilson’s tenure, BU recorded victories over South Carolina and Maryland. The Terriers moved from the America East Conference to the Patriot League in the 2013-14 season, and they won the Patriot League regular-season title that year. Their 24 wins that season were the second most in program history.
Prior to this time at BU, Wilson worked at Yale for head coach James Jones, the older brother of Joe Jones. He helped the Bulldogs finish with an Ivy League record of at least .500 for nine straight years (2000-09), which at that time had not occurred the official start of Ivy League play in the 1956-57 season. In the 2001-02 season, Yale won its first Ivy League title since 1962-63 and earned its first postseason tournament victory in program history with a win in the National Invitation Tournament.
Wilson had previously worked as an assistant coach at Vermont under head coach Tom Brennan, who won America East Coach of the Year in 1998. His first coaching position came at Adelphi, where he helped the Panthers win the Division II ECAC championship in 1994.
Wilson enjoyed an outstanding playing career at Adelphi from 1987-91. He scored 1,531 career points, was a co-captain for three seasons, and was inducted into the school’s athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. Wilson earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance in 1991, and he earned his master’s degree in sports management in 1994.
Wilson and his wife, Heather, have three daughters Tiffini, Aysia, and Leigha.
